The Two Roads

It is the pure grace of Allah Ta'ala that He has made the religion of Islam our faith. It is this same religion that gives us a sense of direction and a mission to fulfill as the purpose of our lives. Like all missions, instructions are given, goals are aimed for and rewards or punishments are given out in lieu of the outcome. Thus is the course of our lives. The mission of our life is what Allah has revealed in the Qur'an, "I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me." adh-Dhariyat This book talks about two possible paths that a person can take. One is that of a person who lived with a Muslim name, but lost his faith; it speaks of his failure in his mission and loss in missing his goal and the subsequent punishment for this failure. The second is that of a true Muslim who lives to fulfil this mission and strives to complete the goals set out, and the subsequent rewards that await him. In both instances what has been mentioned is not only the deeds of both the people and their outcome, but this book covers their way of life, their sudden meeting with Death, their journey to and stay in the grave, their state on the Day of Reckoning, their meeting with their permanent abodes, and their eternities. This book is an explanation of the poem that describes the two paths that a person may take. The foundation of the poem originally was the two Hadiths that are included at the end of this book. The poem and the book then developed to include more verses of the Qur'an and more Ahadith, and eventually (after two years) took the form that is now presented to you. The purpose of this book with its vivid language is not to make an enjoyable or a limited educational read, but rather to give the reader an idea of what is beyond the deceptive screen of death.